Software-Defined Data Center Market Size, Share, Growth Trends, and Global Forecast to 2031 | Retailers Lean on AI Forecasting as Retail Analytics Heads for $23.21bn

What happened: ResearchAndMarkets added a global software-defined data center market report forecasting growth from 2026 to 2031, with managed service providers as the fastest-growing end-user segment and large enterprises holding the leading share. Key numbers: USD 100.00 billion in 2026 to USD 265.80 billion by 2031, a CAGR of 21.6%. Why it matters: The report attributes expansion to digital transformation, hybrid and multi-cloud adoption, and AI-driven automation, while citing complex implementation and immature storage virtualization as restraints.

ResearchAndMarkets added a global software-defined data center market report forecasting growth from 2026 to 2031, with managed service providers as the fastest-growing end-user segment and large enterprises holding the leading share.

The report attributes expansion to digital transformation, hybrid and multi-cloud adoption, and AI-driven automation, while citing complex implementation and immature storage virtualization as restraints.